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it was about a rejection of mitt romney. michele bachmann, a rejection of mitt romney. newt gingrich, a rejection of mitt romney. and now newt gingrich rejection two, and it's a rejection of mitt romney. we put him out in congress in 1988 because he sold us out in spending and taxes and he went to the floor and sided with democrats in his last speech, calling us the perfectionist caucus, and he is an opportunists. here is the problem, so is mitt romney. and the republican establishment in washington gave us $5 trillion of debt during the bush era, and took the surplus and turned it into a $1.5 trillion deficit. and george bush promising to end tyranny across the globe. and the conservative movement is saying stop. and newt gingrich will not be the final choice, but we are not handing this off to mitt romney for right now. >> what newt is doing and what is great at, is playing the music and piano of resentment, we have a lot of mad people. but the reason liquor sales have doubled, is because hard whisky is going to the republican office and champagne is going to the nanc
it was about a rejection of mitt romney. michele bachmann, a rejection of mitt romney. newt gingrich, a rejection of mitt romney. and now newt gingrich rejection two, and it's a rejection of mitt romney. we put him out in congress in 1988 because he sold us out in spending and taxes and he went to the floor and sided with democrats in his last speech, calling us the perfectionist caucus, and he is an opportunists. here is the problem, so is mitt romney. and the republican establishment in...
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mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we are back from our perch here at the site of the republican convention. more with our roundtable. first, want to go to the map. mike murphy i do want to talk to you about this akin controversy, as well. >> sure. >> as i talk to women this week, i can't imagine that anybody thinks it's a good idea for mitt romney that you not only are going to energize democratic women, but there's a lot of republican women who heard this man, were disgusted by it, and frankly do not want to focus on what goes on with their bodies and their health, even in their own party. >> well, like, akin was a gift to harry reid. in the old days, the gender gap in kansas city we'd lock him in the hudson and take him to the state line. unfortunately, here's something to remember about akin. two-thirds of republicans in the primary in missouri voted against this guy. he had about 7% of the real eligible number of all voters. so he's got no mandate. everybody in the party except eise
mitt romney's plan for a stronger middle class will put work back iwelfare. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> we are back from our perch here at the site of the republican convention. more with our roundtable. first, want to go to the map. mike murphy i do want to talk to you about this akin controversy, as well. >> sure. >> as i talk to women this week, i can't imagine that anybody thinks it's a good idea for mitt romney that you not only are going...
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can the romney jug nunt be derailed. you said if the election were held tomorrow, you are saying it would be newt gingrich who would win south carolina. who do you think will win now? >> i think the debates, i think, will be outcome determinative. and if for some reason he is not derailed here and mitt romney wins south carolina, i think it should be over. there would be quite a testament to his ability as a candidate and campaign, and i hope the party would rally around him if he did win south carolina. >> and if they are going to drive the out come, the social consub-tive leaders meet in texas, and they say the guy is rick santorum. but you heard speaker gingrich, who said i don't think he's going anywhere. what is the impact of their vote over the weekend? >> well the evangelical vote will be hurnlg, and a strong turnout, but you have to consider you have three people going after the evangelical vote strongly. it's hard to find a single candidate that rallies all of the christian voters in south carolina, and therefor
can the romney jug nunt be derailed. you said if the election were held tomorrow, you are saying it would be newt gingrich who would win south carolina. who do you think will win now? >> i think the debates, i think, will be outcome determinative. and if for some reason he is not derailed here and mitt romney wins south carolina, i think it should be over. there would be quite a testament to his ability as a candidate and campaign, and i hope the party would rally around him if he did win...
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romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had to be a government liquidity loan to get the new thing up on his feet. >> he's not saying that. when you listen to what he wanted to do it was, okay, gm, triage. you can't do triage. it is still one of the largest companies in the world. >> the bankruptcy was the triage. they off load pension debt. give chrysler to fiat. the government put in billions and billions of dollars. >> take local issues like mine. investinginfrastructure. romney's talking about not investing in those things. he's talking about giving tax breaks to the wealthiest people in this country. >> this is why bain actually does matter. because it needs to be used to talk about the bigger issue. bain fundamentally is about two conflicting visions. i don't entirely agree with how you see the visions. this is about a president who thinks that private business is bad. you need bigger government, more regulation, higher taxes, all of those things and people l
romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had to be a government liquidity loan to get the new thing up on his feet. >> he's not saying that. when you listen to what he wanted to do it was, okay, gm, triage. you can't do triage. it is still one of the largest companies in the world. >> the bankruptcy was the triage. they off load pension debt. give chrysler to fiat. the government put in billions and billions of dollars. >> take...
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romney's debate sparring partner. joining us live from the debate site >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in. from "the new york times," columnist tom friedman. and white house correspondent helean cooper. nd former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers.ne cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll for where this race stands, chuck todd has the numbers. this is significant. >> this is among likely voters, david. 47%, 47%. not all tied races are equal. the president sitting at 47% if this were the sunday before election day there would be a lot of concerns in chicago. they want to be at 48% or 49%. sitting at 47% is good for a challenger, not a good number for an incumbent. let's go inside the numbers a little bit. the gender gap. you brought it up. among men, romney, a 10-point lead. let's go to women. this is interesting. presiden
romney's debate sparring partner. joining us live from the debate site >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in. from "the new york times," columnist tom friedman. and white house correspondent helean cooper. nd former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers.ne cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the...
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romney's home states. arizona, i can make an argument that gingrich should do fairly well there. it's a very conservative state. but his position on immigration, i think the romney people will be able to exploit it and make it a liability for him there. he could go 0 for the next 6, going into super tuesday, and that's a problem. >> meantime, doris kearns goodwin, you have the president, president obama who got into the game big. when you are president you can give the state of the union address and reach 40 million people, even if the numbers are down. here is the cover of a magazine, and it shows president obama watching the super bowl and it's gingrich and romney tackling each other. what kind of week did president obama have in unveiling his campaign strategy? >> well, a good week. the more course the language between the republicans the more they lose as a brand for the party. it's the worst that i have seen in a while. it is. not as bad as van buren, they have not descended to that. sarah palin is an
romney's home states. arizona, i can make an argument that gingrich should do fairly well there. it's a very conservative state. but his position on immigration, i think the romney people will be able to exploit it and make it a liability for him there. he could go 0 for the next 6, going into super tuesday, and that's a problem. >> meantime, doris kearns goodwin, you have the president, president obama who got into the game big. when you are president you can give the state of the union...
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why am i for romney? i'm for mitt romney because i'm working with the wind in my face. this unemployment number it means the wind is stronger in my face in ohio. he will fight the budget, cut taxes, provide certainty, stream line regulations. that is what i need in ohio. >> you mention the strength in ohio. a battle ground state, unemployment numbers then and now. in ohio in the third quarter 9.8%. you see florida, nevada, colorado and virginia. look at the numbers now. you are at 7.4% in ohio. florida down. nevada, colorado and virginia. what you didn't mention and what the president would is that the auto bailout created jobs not just in that sector but in sectors that rely upon it. is there not credit for the president there? >> i'm glad the auto industry -- >> romney would not have bailed them out. >> i'm not here to debate -- >> that's a fact. you said what turned ohio around several things and you did not mention the auto bailout. >> 73,000 jobs created in the last since '11. how many direct in the auto industry? 1,800. what we have done in ohio is diversified the
why am i for romney? i'm for mitt romney because i'm working with the wind in my face. this unemployment number it means the wind is stronger in my face in ohio. he will fight the budget, cut taxes, provide certainty, stream line regulations. that is what i need in ohio. >> you mention the strength in ohio. a battle ground state, unemployment numbers then and now. in ohio in the third quarter 9.8%. you see florida, nevada, colorado and virginia. look at the numbers now. you are at 7.4% in...
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>> it's critical to mitt romney. he really does have to show his stuff there, and he has to-- he has to change his emage. he has the image of a kru club republican. he has to go after president obama in a coherent way with a real message. but, you know, history tells me, bob, that generally speaking, the challenger does gain from the first debate. it will be a surprise if he doesn't gain. and he very much needs to. he needs to get some momentum. based on history, i would say the odds favor mitt romney in the first debate. >> schieffer: let me ask you about your home state, virginia. your center is headquartered at u.v.a. what's happening there? is this going to come down to virginia? a lot of people think it might. >> well, it could. obviously, it would have to be very close to come down to virginia with 13 electoral vote. i'll tell you, it's caused me to question some of the polls because based on everything i know about verg, everything i've seen, i think the real margin is actually quite close. i would give presid
>> it's critical to mitt romney. he really does have to show his stuff there, and he has to-- he has to change his emage. he has the image of a kru club republican. he has to go after president obama in a coherent way with a real message. but, you know, history tells me, bob, that generally speaking, the challenger does gain from the first debate. it will be a surprise if he doesn't gain. and he very much needs to. he needs to get some momentum. based on history, i would say the odds...
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mitt romney down at 34%. tom, does this speak more to mitt romney or a bigger problem with the republican party or the political system as we know it in 2012? >> i think it's two things. i think it is the fact that in my view the republican party is no longer a conservative party. it's become a radical party on a lot of the key issues. that's number one. number two, i just came back from new zealand, okay, you have people living in the outback of australia who look at mitt romney, say, not authentic. i mean, you know this is a guy who's running against everything he's believed his whole life. and it's just so staggeringly obviously. >> one thing quickly, if you look at the gallup presidential approval numbers, only three presidents have been below 50% at this point, truman, carter, jonchs h.w. bush. only one of them won. >> the president's numbers float from the low 40s -- >> again, everybody who has won re-election since truman has been above 50%. >> it looks like it may be a vote for none of the above. >>>
mitt romney down at 34%. tom, does this speak more to mitt romney or a bigger problem with the republican party or the political system as we know it in 2012? >> i think it's two things. i think it is the fact that in my view the republican party is no longer a conservative party. it's become a radical party on a lot of the key issues. that's number one. number two, i just came back from new zealand, okay, you have people living in the outback of australia who look at mitt romney, say,...
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give me a break. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> coming up, more from the roundtable. did president obama get a bump out of the convention? roundtable is back with more out of the convention? roundtable is back with more afterimprove our schools... ...what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ...nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. oh, hey alex. just picking up some, brochures, posters copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fede
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mitt romney has spoken in tampa. arguing the president has fallen well short of his goals. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. >> now it's the president and the democrats who counter in charlotte. the issue, taxes and spending. debt and entitlement programs like medicare, and key voting groups like women, and latinos. making the case for the white house this morning, an architect of mr. obama's first term, now the mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel. also, a special discussion on the politics and strategy of the race. by showcasing ann romney and offering more personal details about himself, did romney forge a new connection with undecided voters? and how will president obama defend himself and his record this week when he takes the stage thursday night? with us, former republican presidential candidate newt gingrich. nbc's tom brokaw. "new york times" columnist tom friedman. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. and
mitt romney has spoken in tampa. arguing the president has fallen well short of his goals. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. >> now it's the president and the democrats who counter in charlotte. the issue, taxes and spending. debt and entitlement programs like medicare, and key voting groups like women, and latinos. making the case for the white house this morning, an architect of...
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and for team romney, for governor romney, this issue of consistency. whether he's flip-flopped on views is something that the white house is taking a careful look at. david axelrod, who is senior strategist to president obama said this during a conference call this week. >> across the political specific strum, people have the same question, if you -- if you are willing to change positions on fundamental issues of principle, how can we know what you would do as president? how can we trust who you would be? >> governor jindal, what's exhibit "a" there against romney? >> i believe obama broke the eleventh commandment. i'm not here to attack a fellow republican. the reason i'm supporting rick perry, he's been a consistent conservative. great track record in texas. last two years, helped to create nearly half the jobs created in this country. consistently fought excessive government spending, fought to cut taxes in texas. i think tim is right, the number one issue in this election is about jobs and the economy. under president obama we've lost 2 million job
and for team romney, for governor romney, this issue of consistency. whether he's flip-flopped on views is something that the white house is taking a careful look at. david axelrod, who is senior strategist to president obama said this during a conference call this week. >> across the political specific strum, people have the same question, if you -- if you are willing to change positions on fundamental issues of principle, how can we know what you would do as president? how can we trust...
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that's a fundamental difference between him and mitt romney and the reason why mitt romney's going to be elected. because mitt romney believes that businesses create johns. let me give you a small example. we've got a tral and a half dollars sitting overseas. double the stimulus package. all we have to do is bring that money home, these companies that are hodding that money promise to invest and hire, and we could have a stimulus to our economy. why is it that the obama administration won't bring that money home? it's because they want to tax them. the highest corporate tax rate in the world is in the united states of america. this is a kind of no-brainer stuff that because of his view of government, that it keeps us from doing these things. >> but there is another similarity when it comes to how to deal with, and how to evaluate mitt romney's business record at bain but also his experience of being governor of massachusetts. this has been the subject of an attack by president obama against mitt romney, because mitt romney says, look, i understand how to create jobs, i was in the priv
that's a fundamental difference between him and mitt romney and the reason why mitt romney's going to be elected. because mitt romney believes that businesses create johns. let me give you a small example. we've got a tral and a half dollars sitting overseas. double the stimulus package. all we have to do is bring that money home, these companies that are hodding that money promise to invest and hire, and we could have a stimulus to our economy. why is it that the obama administration won't...
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the romney endorsement certainly big. the iraq war ending as we've covered throughout the hour, and this payroll tax cut which is a story that's going to play out today, and i think into the early part of the week. thank you both, as always. >> good to be with you. >> and happy holidays. >> before you go, be sure to watch our press pass conversation on our blog. this week, it's about the intersection between politics and the arts. i spoke with holland taylor, an actress familiar to many as she starred in major roles on the big and small between, "two and a half men" one of my personal favorites, "bosom buddies," but she's now starring in a new one-woman play as the late, legendary governor of texas, ann richards. you can see that on our blog, presspass.msnbc.com. we'll be back next week on christmas morning with a special discuss about the state of the country, and a look ahead to politics in the new year. tom brokaw, tom friedman, mark politics in the new year. tom brokaw, tom friedman, mark morial and kathleen i joined
the romney endorsement certainly big. the iraq war ending as we've covered throughout the hour, and this payroll tax cut which is a story that's going to play out today, and i think into the early part of the week. thank you both, as always. >> good to be with you. >> and happy holidays. >> before you go, be sure to watch our press pass conversation on our blog. this week, it's about the intersection between politics and the arts. i spoke with holland taylor, an actress...
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i am not as concerned about those numbers as romney as i am -- as romney may be. i think those all could turn again if romney is able to win michigan. if he loses michigan, steve and his team will have to find another person to run. i think santorum will be hard to turn around, and the only way you overturn that is to follow the map check laid out this morning. >> i would like for kathleen to look at romney off the stump when we come back. and we will review some of the top political stories trending and some of the news made here today as well as a little bit of hollywood right here at our table on this oscar morning. right here at our table here on this oscar morning. that's right after this. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 let's talk about the cookie-cutter retirement advice ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 you get at some places. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 they say you have to do t
i am not as concerned about those numbers as romney as i am -- as romney may be. i think those all could turn again if romney is able to win michigan. if he loses michigan, steve and his team will have to find another person to run. i think santorum will be hard to turn around, and the only way you overturn that is to follow the map check laid out this morning. >> i would like for kathleen to look at romney off the stump when we come back. and we will review some of the top political...
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destroy romney. this is part of what they wrote, the second aspect of the campaign to define romney is his record as ceo of bain, a firm that was responsible for both creating and eliminating jobs. obama officials intend to frame romney as the very picture of greed in the great recession, a sort of political gordon gekko. in other words, both things can be true. you can excavate his record at bain and you can also be distracting from a slow economy that you're presiding over. >> what we need to get back to talking about is how did we get out of the great depression? and what can we do to get out of where we are right now. we're kind of boxed in as a country. you know, right now, this president should be pushing forward further go talking about job creation. quite frankly romney should be forced to talk about what are one, two, three acts of creating jobs. he's not talking about it. he said look we all are suffering from 14.4% joblessness or 14.2%. but he wouldn't go further and say this is how. this
destroy romney. this is part of what they wrote, the second aspect of the campaign to define romney is his record as ceo of bain, a firm that was responsible for both creating and eliminating jobs. obama officials intend to frame romney as the very picture of greed in the great recession, a sort of political gordon gekko. in other words, both things can be true. you can excavate his record at bain and you can also be distracting from a slow economy that you're presiding over. >> what we...
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romney was in trouble. then romney got an unfiltered shot. and everybody has taken a second look at him. the real question to me for the campaign is can the romney campaign take this moment and run with it. if so, the obama campaign which will only get more negative, that's what fear does to a campaign, will look smaller and smaller. >> i know you want to respond, but can i just talk tactics here? speaker, are we going to see mitt the moderate now? is this what he's doing with this second look? he talks about he doesn't want to gut financial reform. >> he said that back in january. >> touting health care instead of talking about replacing it all the time? >> he is talking about replacing obama care, which is part of how he pays for his tax cuts. he cuts out all the spending put into obama care. let me go back to one example hilary used. 86% of the country favors an energy independence plan which romney is campaigning on. ohio, five counties in eastern ohio that have five billion barrels of oil. something people didn't even know a year and a h
romney was in trouble. then romney got an unfiltered shot. and everybody has taken a second look at him. the real question to me for the campaign is can the romney campaign take this moment and run with it. if so, the obama campaign which will only get more negative, that's what fear does to a campaign, will look smaller and smaller. >> i know you want to respond, but can i just talk tactics here? speaker, are we going to see mitt the moderate now? is this what he's doing with this second...
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>> well, romney needs 50% of the delegates. on the current track that we are on now, the fact is what if romney doesn't get to that number? this is not a mathematical formula. the race has a tremendous amount of dynamics. there's a lot of states coming up that will be great states for us, like pennsylvania, and we have 72 delegates, and we should win if not all of them, the vast majority, and texas, last count i was up 30 points. remember, governor romney has been doing this for four years and he worked hard to make sure states moved up that were advantagious to him. and the news agency apportioned delegates that have nothing to do with the reality of where the delegates are going to be. iowa, we barely won iowa by 40 votes, and we had their conventions yesterday, and nobody has that in their count, and they have us winning by one vote and that's not going to be the case when the delegates from the caucuses are elected. and also you also know, a lot of the delegates are uncommitted. while they may be, you know, for romney, a lo
>> well, romney needs 50% of the delegates. on the current track that we are on now, the fact is what if romney doesn't get to that number? this is not a mathematical formula. the race has a tremendous amount of dynamics. there's a lot of states coming up that will be great states for us, like pennsylvania, and we have 72 delegates, and we should win if not all of them, the vast majority, and texas, last count i was up 30 points. remember, governor romney has been doing this for four...
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who exactly is mitt romney? would his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run. >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. ed gallespie and robert gibbs. senior adviser to president obama's campaign. >>> also, after the firestorm. she started by going after ann romney. democratic strategist hilary rosen is back, and only here, with a few more things to say. >>> also here this morning msnbc's rachel maddow. republican strategist alex castellanos. and congressman cathy mcmorris-rodgers. >>> plus, it's the morning after. a big night here in washington. the washington koerns dinner adds a little glitz. it gives the president a chance to use some comedy as a political weapon. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, mag sif sent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a real f
who exactly is mitt romney? would his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run. >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. ed gallespie and robert gibbs. senior adviser to president obama's campaign. >>> also, after the firestorm. she started by going...
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romney was done. he had a very strong debate performance. but it took the stench of defeat to free him from the far right of the republican party. he got to move away because he was in such a desperate position that he got to say whatever he wanted to say. so defeat and the worry of defeat allowed him to run away from his $4.8 million tax cut that he wanted to provide, it allowed him to start claiming parts of president obama's health care plan, and the president of the united states has got to stand up and every time sharply address him and not let him get away with it. he is a great salesman. i'd buy a car from him. >> tom, how do you see it? >> i see it as good for the country. i think these debates have reenergized the country. i think that the two candidates have to have big ideas and they're going to have to be explained not only coherently but practically speaking. they'll have to be candid with the american public. i think we'll hear from president obama as we did not in that first debate a lo
romney was done. he had a very strong debate performance. but it took the stench of defeat to free him from the far right of the republican party. he got to move away because he was in such a desperate position that he got to say whatever he wanted to say. so defeat and the worry of defeat allowed him to run away from his $4.8 million tax cut that he wanted to provide, it allowed him to start claiming parts of president obama's health care plan, and the president of the united states has got to...
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mitt romney. slight gender gap advantage for the president. he leads by eight among women. mitt romney leads by seven among men. what's interesting about the figure is it is the exact final number from the poll from 2004 with bush when he was at 48% and john kerry was at 47%. one of the reasons for the slight uptick for the president, remember we had them at 47-47 two weeks ago. look at this job approval on the handling of sandy. 68% approve. 15% disapprove. we haven't seen numbers like this for a single event for the president in his handling of an event since bin laden. >> you were talking about it looking a lot like 2004. back then, the osama bin laden tape was a late break in the campaign. now hurricane sandy will be affecting the vote. >>> earlier this morning, before he left with the president for a full day of campaigning in new hampshire, florida, ohio, and colorado, i spoke to white house senior adviser david plouffe. welcome back to "meet th press." >> thank you for having me, david. >>
mitt romney. slight gender gap advantage for the president. he leads by eight among women. mitt romney leads by seven among men. what's interesting about the figure is it is the exact final number from the poll from 2004 with bush when he was at 48% and john kerry was at 47%. one of the reasons for the slight uptick for the president, remember we had them at 47-47 two weeks ago. look at this job approval on the handling of sandy. 68% approve. 15% disapprove. we haven't seen numbers like this...
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romney as soon as libya blew, mr. romney went out there and he tried to make some political hay of it an old hand would have said, buddy, when americans come under attack, the first thing you do is say, we are praying for them, we are asking for unity we will have no criticism right now for the president, but this will unfold. we will be thinking about it and we will be talking to you very seriously about it very soon. >> i don't think romney has that instinct. >> which is why old hands need to be there. >> schieffer: let david make a point. >> i am an old hand. i am very persuaded he should have an old hand there. i think having ji. >> jim: bake they are would help, i think a number of mistakes, my uniform experience has been that what really matters is the person who is running, because what you learn in a campaign is what that president will be like, what that person would be like as president and you know when they get to the oval office so much depends upon the quality and the character, you wrote a book about re
romney as soon as libya blew, mr. romney went out there and he tried to make some political hay of it an old hand would have said, buddy, when americans come under attack, the first thing you do is say, we are praying for them, we are asking for unity we will have no criticism right now for the president, but this will unfold. we will be thinking about it and we will be talking to you very seriously about it very soon. >> i don't think romney has that instinct. >> which is why old...
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the 2012 gop ticket is now romney/ryan. a critical moment of the campaign. >> with energy and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. >> and a new face in the fight against president obama. >> the commitment mitt romney and make to you is this, we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> we'll explore all the big questions. who is paul ryan? is he a game changing choice politically? do his views on the budget and medicare make the pick higher risk than reward? we've got it covered from both sides. two top republicans who know him well. the chairman of the republican party reince priebus. and the governor of ryan's home state of wisconsin, scott walker. plus, the man whose job it is to help president obama defeat the romney/ryan ticket, chief strategist for the obama campaign, david axelrod. and finally, full analysis on what this all means for the remaining 86 days of the campaign. with us, editor of the national review, rich lowry. msnbc's rachel maddow. author and radio talk show
the 2012 gop ticket is now romney/ryan. a critical moment of the campaign. >> with energy and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. >> and a new face in the fight against president obama. >> the commitment mitt romney and make to you is this, we won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> we'll explore all the big questions. who is paul ryan? is he a game changing choice politically? do his views on the budget and medicare make...
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for mitt romney, this was it. being questioned by fox news, as we look at the new hampshire poll, with milt romney on top, gingrich at 24%. but this was the major moment for romney being questioned by fox news about flip-flops in his past. watch. >> like the "union leader," your critics charge that you make decisions based on political expediency, and not core conviction. you have been on the both sides of some issues. and there's videotape of you going back years, speaking about different issues, climate change, abortion, immigration, gay rights. how can voters trust what they hear from you today is what you will believe if you win the white house? >> well, brett, your list is just not accurate. so, one we're going to have to be better informed about my views on issues. >> do you believe that that was the right thing for massachusetts? do you think a mandate, mandating people to buy insurance, is the right tool? >> brett, i don't know how many hundred times i've said this, too. this is an unusual interview. all r
for mitt romney, this was it. being questioned by fox news, as we look at the new hampshire poll, with milt romney on top, gingrich at 24%. but this was the major moment for romney being questioned by fox news about flip-flops in his past. watch. >> like the "union leader," your critics charge that you make decisions based on political expediency, and not core conviction. you have been on the both sides of some issues. and there's videotape of you going back years, speaking...
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what is romney proposing? he's proposing, to quote bill clinton, going back to the last policy of the last administration on steroids. what is he talking about? how is he going to create jobs? he talks about another $2 trillion in tax cuts for the very wealthy. is that how he's going to do it? will he create jobs by continuing to undercut people getting to college and get there to undercut education? will he eliminate investments in research and development? what's the plan? we've seen this movie before. >> what is your warning about what a president romney would do to the american economy? >> look, the good news, david, and we've been around for a lot of pressers. these guys are not hiding the ball this time. they say exactly what they believe. as my mother would say, god love them. they say they wanted the ryan budget. they voted for it, and romney says he's for it, which emass lated the very things that allow us to grow this economy. education, infrastructure, innovation. it decimates people on medicare and
what is romney proposing? he's proposing, to quote bill clinton, going back to the last policy of the last administration on steroids. what is he talking about? how is he going to create jobs? he talks about another $2 trillion in tax cuts for the very wealthy. is that how he's going to do it? will he create jobs by continuing to undercut people getting to college and get there to undercut education? will he eliminate investments in research and development? what's the plan? we've seen this...
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>> not mitt romney. mitt romney is not viewed as conservative enough for where this republican party is today. he's been trying to do this. you know, we did a little word search and the word conservative with mitt romney. in the first half of his campaign, he didn't use the word very often. in the last six weeks he talks about it all the time, tries to say i am a conservative. you know. he talks about the electability. but that has been -- that is also an issue. we still have 75% likely of the iowa republican caucus electorate that's going to vote for somebody else. you know, that's still a challenge for romney. and i think that it may be what some activists here in iowa decide to do, say hey, we've got to force mitt romney to keep proving his conservative credentials. to say you're not going to end this early. you've got to go out there and earn the conservative vote. >> matt, what about turnout? because this is a big key. bigger turnout, presumably better for romney because a lot of strategists i've ta
>> not mitt romney. mitt romney is not viewed as conservative enough for where this republican party is today. he's been trying to do this. you know, we did a little word search and the word conservative with mitt romney. in the first half of his campaign, he didn't use the word very often. in the last six weeks he talks about it all the time, tries to say i am a conservative. you know. he talks about the electability. but that has been -- that is also an issue. we still have 75% likely...
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should romney lose, what would happen? would there be a renewed call for somebody else to get in the republican primary fight? i asked paul ryan that question earlier and here is what he said. >> i don't see how that can happen. it's too late, i think. it's february. these things have a way of taking time. i assume it will drag out well into april, so we will be relevant here in wisconsin, and i have a hard time seeing how somebody could get in at this late date. >> ed gillespie? >> back in december on the show i said we were looking at a long primary because of the process. and that's the case now. on the republican side there may be more demand in terms of supply for the candidates, and that's the nature of the process. and we're not used to long processes, and that's an appetite to wrap it up and get to challenging president obama, but i think paul raise add good point when you look at the calendar and filing deadlines. >> let's put up the calendar and remind our viewers about what is coming next. we don't talk a lot ab
should romney lose, what would happen? would there be a renewed call for somebody else to get in the republican primary fight? i asked paul ryan that question earlier and here is what he said. >> i don't see how that can happen. it's too late, i think. it's february. these things have a way of taking time. i assume it will drag out well into april, so we will be relevant here in wisconsin, and i have a hard time seeing how somebody could get in at this late date. >> ed gillespie?...
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here is what mitt romney and i will do. we will end the raid of medicare, we will restore the promise of this program, and we will make sure that this board of bureaucrats will not mess with my mom's health care or your mom's health care. >> that back and forth on the campaign trail is just this weekend. joining me now governor of maryland, martin o'malley and governor of virginia bob mcdonnell. governors welcome both of you. hold your fire on medicare. we're going to get to some of those specifics in just a minute. i want to ask more generally governor o'malley what is the ryan effect on this race, one week after he was selected? >> well, i think it's still shaking out. but clearly now, if we did not -- if there was not already a real stark difference in the approach to job creation, growing the middle class, expanding opportunity, now we see the leader of the tea party republican congress, their budget chief, actually stepping up and so we have a real clear contrast now when it comes to basic commitment like the commitmen
here is what mitt romney and i will do. we will end the raid of medicare, we will restore the promise of this program, and we will make sure that this board of bureaucrats will not mess with my mom's health care or your mom's health care. >> that back and forth on the campaign trail is just this weekend. joining me now governor of maryland, martin o'malley and governor of virginia bob mcdonnell. governors welcome both of you. hold your fire on medicare. we're going to get to some of those...
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again, romney. many positive attributes that voters see in the president, those have to be warning signs. >> you pulled 13 attributes, some of those important, fighting for the mide class. governor romney gets the advantage at the beginning, people think he'll bring a magic elixir to the economy. when they get under the hood and see what he's proposing, massive tax cuts for the wealthy, fewer rules on wall street, research and development, education, energy. people will say we've seen this movie before. it didn't work. this is the same case he made in t of massachusetts. i'm going to get the economy moving again, i'm a businessman. i know how to create jobs. they went from 37th in the nation in job creation to 47th in the nation in job creation. we've tested the romney accumin when it comes to creating jobs and he's been found wanting. >> you want to tear down romney and run away from the president's own record on the economy? >> not at all. in fact, we got to office at a time when we were in a deep
again, romney. many positive attributes that voters see in the president, those have to be warning signs. >> you pulled 13 attributes, some of those important, fighting for the mide class. governor romney gets the advantage at the beginning, people think he'll bring a magic elixir to the economy. when they get under the hood and see what he's proposing, massive tax cuts for the wealthy, fewer rules on wall street, research and development, education, energy. people will say we've seen...
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i am not as concerned about those numbers as romney as i am -- as romney may be. i think those all could turn again if romney is able to win michigan. if he loses michigan, steve and his team will have to find another person to run. i think santorum will be hard to turn around, and the only way you overturn that is to follow the map check laid out this morning. >> i would like for kathleen to look at romney off the stump when we come back. and we will review some of the top political stories trending and some of the news made here today as well as a little bit of hollywood right here at our
i am not as concerned about those numbers as romney as i am -- as romney may be. i think those all could turn again if romney is able to win michigan. if he loses michigan, steve and his team will have to find another person to run. i think santorum will be hard to turn around, and the only way you overturn that is to follow the map check laid out this morning. >> i would like for kathleen to look at romney off the stump when we come back. and we will review some of the top political...
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just like governor romney is. they don't want to talk about what the elephant in the room is, and that is what do you do with the 12 million illegal immigrants who are here in country right now. do they have to go back to their countries first before they get some degree of amnesty? governor romney has said all week he's going to propose a long-term solution. that's kind of his preferred choice of words, long-term solution. but what does that mean? does that mean mass deportations or some form of conditional amnesty? we don't know because they won't say. and by that they say, well, because on their right flank they're facing heat from border hawks in their own party. >> you're in california -- >> and -- whose votes they need. >> can any illegal immigrant become legal without first leaving the country? >> yes. but, understand that since 1986, when ronald reagan fought to fix this on a bipartisan basis, granted amnesty, put in new, tougher rules to keep it from happening again, the system has failed. since the '90s,
just like governor romney is. they don't want to talk about what the elephant in the room is, and that is what do you do with the 12 million illegal immigrants who are here in country right now. do they have to go back to their countries first before they get some degree of amnesty? governor romney has said all week he's going to propose a long-term solution. that's kind of his preferred choice of words, long-term solution. but what does that mean? does that mean mass deportations or some form...
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they are using that issue against governor romney. here was the vice president on thursday. >> thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. you have to ask yourself, had governor romney been president, could he have used the same slogan in reverse? >> the argument's clear. governor romney would not have made killing bin laden a priority. >> this is one of the reasons president obama has become one of the most divisive presidents in american history. he's managed to turn it into a divisive, partisan, political attack that former defense secretary frank karluchi for president reagan called sad. john mccain calm called shamefu >> it's interesting if you cam pair it to the president you worked for, president bush, the same sort of tactics that were used in a lot of people's eyes. here's an example back in 2004 of an ad he ran. he was running for re-election. let me show it to you. >> i'm george w. bush and i aproou this message. >> the last few years have tested america in many ways. some challenges we've seen
they are using that issue against governor romney. here was the vice president on thursday. >> thanks to president obama, bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. you have to ask yourself, had governor romney been president, could he have used the same slogan in reverse? >> the argument's clear. governor romney would not have made killing bin laden a priority. >> this is one of the reasons president obama has become one of the most divisive presidents in american...
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romney advisers are saying not so fast. this is still an american icon who is endorsing mitt romney. how do you react to it? >> two things on what i really believe. the fact, coming out of the convention, they didn't want a debate about clint eastwood. they wanted it about mitt romney'sed weres. we're not having that debate. we're not even discussing it. people are talking about, as you using your own words, the bizarre clint eastwood performance. and the reason they're doing that is because mitt romney's speech was so devoid and vacuous of any ideas. if there was a read my lips, or for those who work hard and play by the rules, as bill clinton said in '92. anything that said here's my philosophy, a compassionate conservative philosophy, there was nothing there. so the space post the convention is being about clint eastwood or the fact that paul ryan's speech was factually challenged. that is what's coming -- that is a critical point. nobody's debating clint eastwood is a great director, great writer. i love his movies. but
romney advisers are saying not so fast. this is still an american icon who is endorsing mitt romney. how do you react to it? >> two things on what i really believe. the fact, coming out of the convention, they didn't want a debate about clint eastwood. they wanted it about mitt romney'sed weres. we're not having that debate. we're not even discussing it. people are talking about, as you using your own words, the bizarre clint eastwood performance. and the reason they're doing that is...
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scott walker with mitt romney in the race. scott walker 15, paul 14 romney, 13 huckabee, 10. and ben carson at 9. we'll let you know what candidate is not in that top five. and then our friends at the des moines registrar were able to reallocate romney second choice supporters. here is what it is without romney. walk, 16, paul, 15 huckabee moves up the most with three points, to 13. carson, 10. and, oh look there is an establishment candidate, jeb bush in there at 9%. mark halperin, you were behind this poll at bloomberg and the des moines registrar. scott walker in the poll position. how about that? that's your headline. that was an oh wow, how about that? >> strong performance. now an opportunity for him, mitt romney leaves a huge vacuum in the establishment lane, scott walker as you and i discussed, plays in both lanes. he can be a grassroots activist kind of candidate but also establishment candidate. he would be smart right now to not let jeb bush and chris christie lock up the establishment donors from the romney world. he can be the winner of iowa and the second best c
scott walker with mitt romney in the race. scott walker 15, paul 14 romney, 13 huckabee, 10. and ben carson at 9. we'll let you know what candidate is not in that top five. and then our friends at the des moines registrar were able to reallocate romney second choice supporters. here is what it is without romney. walk, 16, paul, 15 huckabee moves up the most with three points, to 13. carson, 10. and, oh look there is an establishment candidate, jeb bush in there at 9%. mark halperin, you were...
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in your view, would governor mitt romney as president romney make israel safer? would he take a harder line against iran than president obama in your judgment? >> i'm not going to be drawn into the american election. and what's guiding my statements is not the american political calendar but the iranian nuclear calendar. you know, if they stop spinning the centrifuges and took time out for the american elections, i wouldn't have to talk and i wouldn't have to raise this issue. but as the prime minister of israel, knowing that this country committed to our destruction is getting closer to the goal of having weapons of mass destruction, then i speak out. and it's really not a partisan political issue. and i think it's important for anyone who's the president of the united states to be in that position of preventing iran from having this nuclear weapon and nuclear weapons capability. and i'm talking to the president. i just talked to him the other day. we are in close consultation trying to prevent that. it's really not a partisan issue. it's a policy issue. not a p
in your view, would governor mitt romney as president romney make israel safer? would he take a harder line against iran than president obama in your judgment? >> i'm not going to be drawn into the american election. and what's guiding my statements is not the american political calendar but the iranian nuclear calendar. you know, if they stop spinning the centrifuges and took time out for the american elections, i wouldn't have to talk and i wouldn't have to raise this issue. but as the...
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the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chanc
the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his...
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we've got to destroy romney. this year both conventions are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention trying to break him through, connecting on the economy and jobs. then you're going to have a democratic election which i don't think is going to be about president obama. they've thrown in the towel on that. it's going to be about ruining romney. we won't really know what's going on in the polls and all this i think until late september after we go through all this. and i frankly think if romney can use his speech to put a positive vision going forward it will be a good contrast to the tone of the campaign that will do him a lot of good. >> governor brewer you also have, if there's a lot of work for romney to do, to break through some of the negative advertising, as you say, and mike said, there's also some issues that the party has right now. i mean here you have congresswoman akin with his comments about rape, that talked about abortion, doing a lot of damage. the entire republican establishment, including mitt romney saying get out, and he says no.
we've got to destroy romney. this year both conventions are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention trying to break him through, connecting on the economy and jobs. then you're going to have a democratic election which i don't think is going to be about president obama. they've thrown in the towel on that. it's going to be about ruining romney. we won't really know what's going on in the polls and all this i think until late september after we go through all this. and i...
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if you're romney, i'm not advising mitt romney but you have to say, his team may be looking announce that you're for raising capital gains tax on people who earn more than $2 million or $1 million a year in investment income. president obama paid 21% in federal income taxes, 26% one year. even he's not up to 36%. why? because the tax code needs to be fixed. president obama is making this about whether or not you tax rich people. i'm a democrat. i'm not crazy about that approach. it may work a bit to frame it. there is a debate, americans want the country to do better, be more prosperous. until you get to the big issues or when the president finally gets to the big issues is when he pulls away. for that matter, whichever candidate gets to the big issues first will have the advantage. >> there's also personality, savannah, maureen dowd, reading her "new york times" in the this morning, our own network, nbc, "saturday night live" has asked mitt romney to host "saturday night live." then senator obama went on as part of the halloween program back in 2008. this could be a great opportunit
if you're romney, i'm not advising mitt romney but you have to say, his team may be looking announce that you're for raising capital gains tax on people who earn more than $2 million or $1 million a year in investment income. president obama paid 21% in federal income taxes, 26% one year. even he's not up to 36%. why? because the tax code needs to be fixed. president obama is making this about whether or not you tax rich people. i'm a democrat. i'm not crazy about that approach. it may work a...
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they said romney left two people out in the street. romney was gone by then. they said they were loading up debt and dumping them. these companies have no higher default rates and starting negative not only distracts you, but also damages his personal reputation. e.j.? >> first of all, when george bush began his 2004 campaign against john kerry he began the attacks in february and march, so i don't see -- i didn't see any republicans saying the president should never attack his opponents and secondly the argument over bain is part of the substantive argument over the future of american capitalism. first, it's romney from the beginning was saying his role as a job creator at bain was the key reason why he should be president. thanks to this exchange even rush limbaugh has said no, private equity companies are not about creating jobs, but if you go back in the history it's one of the things we talk about about in my book, we argue about the nature of capitalism from the very beginning whether it's hamilton and clay arguing about manufacturing and andrew jackson
they said romney left two people out in the street. romney was gone by then. they said they were loading up debt and dumping them. these companies have no higher default rates and starting negative not only distracts you, but also damages his personal reputation. e.j.? >> first of all, when george bush began his 2004 campaign against john kerry he began the attacks in february and march, so i don't see -- i didn't see any republicans saying the president should never attack his opponents...